Zeller. The recent course offering thru NCECA was piloted by WVU. I've
big deal to them. Not really sure why not, tho.
> David Stannard was queried by Steve Harrison (down under) concerning
> David's visit to the bai tunze mine at Jingdezhen in '82. This is his
> response to Steve...... It should be noted that the bai tunze of Song
> times in resembles the current material only in its elemental
> components. The original bai tunze was weathered and plastic and
> formed almost the entire body, while the current material is
> unweathered, not plastic, and represents only around 30% of the
> current body there.
> Cheers, Hank
> Steve,
> I did, finally got a note & CD to Suzie McMeekin last week-- & v.
> nice reply today..
> I *do* intend to respond to your query re 'bai tunze' shortly-- I've
> just got back in touch with my friend Zhang Fukang(China's primo
> historical-glaze researcher & '82 Intnl Conf organizer) who'd
> arranged for me to talk to a geologist from Jingdezhen Ceram. Inst
> during our visit there in '82.
> He can give us the current contact person in Jing de zhen for you to
> consult, I think, about where-abouts & operating condition of the
> mine site I visited. Zhang Fukang(lives in Shanghai) is in poor
> health, but I'll e-mail him soon for contact info.
> When I was there in '82 the mine entrance was right near a small
> creek, and I could imagine that the surface-exposed aplite dyke(20%+
> sericite) may have weathered to an iron-free, plastic clay which
> potters found useful back in Tang times(??). In past millennia the
> dyke has been followed underground (at a steep angle & ~80m wide),
> now is 7km+ long. I have the analysis they gave me somewhere buried
> in my basement papers & may find it. It was primarily qtz & some k-
> spar, with <20% sericite & <1% siderite, as I recall. It wouldn't
> surprise me if there were, also, other sites.
> They were airfloating & bagging it @400 mesh. I grabbed a sample
> chunk of the aplite off their rock-pile at the processong yard. The
> dyke had been followed under the Ridge, and in the next valley near
> where it might reappear was an area they were now gathering kaolin to
> add to the body. I'll let you know what I hear from Zhang fukang.
> Personally, I imagine that the site may be more of historical than
> practical significance.
> I notice that our NCECA crowd seem now to have extensive contact with
> the Jing de zhen Institute, promoting Art, Travel, Workshops,
> Exchange, etc. (My impression is that this relationship is more a
> promotion of Art & Status than focus on Process). Hank would be
> better informed about how to pursure inquiry along those lines than I.
> David...................
> On Feb 6, 2008, at 2:42 AM, steve harrison wrote:
> Hi David,
> I hope that this email finds you well, and that your efforts to
> contact Suzie McMeekin went OK.
> I have a favor to ask of you.
> I read somewhere that you had been to china in the 80's sometime and
> visited the bai tunze (Pei tun se) quarry somewhere near Jingdezhen.
> I am hoping to find that quarry and collect some samples for
> comparison to my own porcelain stone.
> I would be very appreciative if you might forward to me any
> information that you might have regarding the site of the sericite
> dyke, particularly directions on how to find it.
> Best wishes
> Steve Harrison
